text_original: Constantinople was not only the frontier fortress of Europe in the East, it was also the home of Eoman law and of a civilisation that had become Greek in its outer dress, but remained largely Eoman in its inner character, influence But the inheritance of Rome passed on to the new Teutonic world through two other channels. The Teutonic peoples peoples who poured into the almost depopulated pro  vinces of the west came under the spell of Rome.
text_transcription: CONSTANTINOPLE WAS NOT ONLY THE FRONTIER FORTRESS OF EUROPE IN THE EAST IT WAS ALSO THE HOME OF ROMAN LAW AND OF A CIVILIZATION THAT HAD BECOME GREEK IN ITS OUTER DRESS BUT REMAINED LARGELY ROMAN IN ITS INNER CHARACTER BUT THE INHERITANCE OF ROME PASSED ON TO THE NEW WORLD THROUGH TWO OTHER CHANNELS THE TEUTONIC PEOPLES WHO POURED INTO THE ALMOST DEPOPULATED PROVINCES OF THE WEST CAME UNDER THE SPELL OF ROME
phonemes: kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl wʌz nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ fˈɔːɹtɹəs ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ɪnðɪ ˈiːst, ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə hˈoʊm ʌv ˈiːɑːmən lˈɔː ænd əvə sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən ðæt hæd bɪkˌʌm ɡɹˈiːk ɪn ɪts ˈaʊɾɚ dɹˈɛs, bˌʌt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd lˈɑːɹdʒli ˈiːɑːmən ɪn ɪts ˈɪnɚ kˈæɹɪktɚ, ˈɪnfluːəns bˌʌt ðɪ ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns ʌv ɹˈoʊm pˈæst ˌɔn tə ðə nˈuː tjuːtˈɑːnɪk wˈɜːld θɹuː tˈuː ˈʌðɚ tʃˈænəlz. ðə tjuːtˈɑːnɪk pˈiːpəlz pˈiːpəlz hˌuː pˈɔːɹd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst diːpˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd pɹˈoʊ vˈɪnsᵻz ʌvðə wˈɛst kˈeɪm ˌʌndɚ ðə spˈɛl ʌv ɹˈoʊm.